Press releases

This statement contains: The CCRC’s statement and a comment about the decision to refer Alexander Blackman’s murder conviction and sentence for appeal and the broad reasons for that decision. Information about CCRC availability for comment and interview about this case. Information about what happens when a case is referred by the CCRC and the range of … Read more >

You may have seen the coverage in the Daily Mail today, Monday 19 September, regarding the CCRC case of Alexander Blackman (Marine A) and criticising the Commission for “disgraceful delays” in its conduct of the case. We do not accept that the criticisms made of the Commission are fair. We set out our position in the … Read more >

The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the conviction of Deborah McCarthy-Winzar to the Court of Appeal. Ms McCarthy-Winzar pleaded not guilty to the murder of her husband, Dominic McCarthy, when she stood trial at Birmingham Crown Court in July 2000. She was convicted on 19 July 2000 and sentenced to life imprisonment. On 31st … Read more >

The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the conviction of Stephen Lawless to the Court of Appeal. Mr Lawless pleaded not guilty to possession of heroin with intent to supply when he stood trial at Greater Grimsby Crown Court in October 2003. Mr Lawless accepted that he was in possession of heroin for personal use, … Read more >

The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the murder conviction of Wang Yam to the Court of Appeal. Wang Yam was convicted for the murder of Allen Chappelow in Hampstead London in 2007. Mr Yam pleaded not guilty to murder and to related charges of burglary, theft, handling stolen property and obtaining a money transfer … Read more >

The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the murder conviction of Kerry Holden to the Court of Appeal. Kerry Holden pleaded not guilty to murder when she stood trial at Nottingham Crown Court for stabbing Luke Moran to death in the early hours of Sunday 21st August 2011 after a party in the Clifton area … Read more >

The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the conviction of Mr X to the Court of Appeal. Mr X, A Zimbabwean national, arrived at Manchester Airport in November 2007 and presented a false passport to the authorities. He immediately admitted that the passport was not his and said he wished to claim asylum. Mr X … Read more >

The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the conviction of Mrs V to the Court of Appeal. Mrs V, a Cameroonian national, attempted to use a false passport to board a flight to Canada at Birmingham Airport in March 2007. When questioned by an immigration officer she admitted that she had travelled to the UK … Read more >

The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the murder conviction of Mark Dorling to the Court of Appeal. Mr Dorling was tried at the Central Criminal Court in London in 2006 for the murder of Aaron Chapman. He pleaded not guilty but was convicted on 19th April and sentenced to life imprisonment with a tariff … Read more >

The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the conviction of Jeanette Burke to the Court of Appeal. Ms Burke appeared at Liverpool Crown Court in 2006 charged with one count of conspiracy to supply cocaine and another of conspiracy to supply heroin. She was one of a number of people prosecuted for these offences following … Read more >

Criminal Cases Review Commission

The Criminal Cases Review Commission is the independent public body set up to investigate possible miscarriages of justice. The Commission assesses whether convictions or sentences should be referred to a court of appeal.